Archaeology and Networks of Solidarity in Brazil and Ecuador: Women, Human Rights, and Sovereignty

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2025: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

This paper will reflect on the interactions and networks of solidarity among Indigenous, Afro-descendant women and beyond to capture the dynamics of collaboration in the face of different forms of violence worldwide. Social movements have demonstrated the determination of women to preserve their knowledge, resisting ongoing oppressions aimed at disrupting their existence, much like their ancestors who defended their humanity. Recently, new and diverse solidarity networks have emerged to re-establish alliances that were disrupted by capitalism and colonialism, promoting struggles for self-determination and the decolonization of minds and bodies. This paper highlights the persistence of Afro-Ecuadorian women from the Chota Valley (Ecuador) and Indigenous women from the coast of São Paulo (Brazil).

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 90th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO (2025)   •
• SAA 2025: Individual Abstracts

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Abstract Id(s): 54072